The second of two dance sessions based on Eileen Browne's popular counting book Handa's Hen.
2. Look what we found
The children practise and repeat the Hen Dance as a warm-up. Throughout the session they create their own hunting sequences. They explore contrasting actions suggested by more of the animals in the story before discovering the hen and her chicks. The lesson ends with a celebratory Hen Dance.
Resources
Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Movement focus:
Head, arms, feet in isolation and co-ordination.
Steps, jumps and gestures.
Contrast in level and size of movement.
Variety and contrast in speed and energy.
Working individually, following the leader and dancing in unison.
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